John Fox

Position battle: Safety Brock Vereen was a little sleepy when receiver Alshon Jeffery got behind the secondary by about 30 yards on a creative offensive play during team drills. Vereen, the safety to that side, came up toward the line of scrimmage as Jeffery ran past. When coach John Fox was asked about Vereen after practice, he reiterated a point he made Friday about safeties being evaluated on their eye discipline at this stage of camp and before live tackling in games. What did Vereen learn on the play? "Gotta stay awake," he said. Ryan Mundy is in an intense competition with Vereen to keep his starting role. Fox has said he liked Vereen's range in coverage in college...

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Position battle: Safety
Brock Vereen was a little sleepy when receiver Alshon Jeffery got behind the secondary by about 30 yards on a creative offensive play during team drills. Vereen, the safety to that side, came up toward the line of scrimmage as...

Mark Giangreco was fuming Thursday.
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Cornerback Tim Jennings was notably absent from Thursday's training camp practice, attending to court proceedings in Georgia in connection with his January traffic arrest.
Jennings was taken into custody Jan. 7, charged with driving under the...

After the Bears concluded their first training camp practice on Thursday, Martellus Bennett shuffled out of the midday sun and toward the microphones positioned in the shade.
And then he kept his cool.
The Bears' Pro Bowl tight end didn't reignite his...

We knew that new Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox would do things differently.
Like, demanding as much contact as is legally allowed in training camp.
Like, forcing competition everywhere on the field, no matter the money or...

With no wood in sight, Bears coach John Fox superstitiously knocked on his noggin Wednesday speaking about players reporting to training camp at Olivet Nazarene after a five-week break free of incidents.
In the post-Ray McDonald phase of his first...

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After seeking that missing piece to get them back to the Super Bowl every offseason since 2006, the Bears finally tore their roster down.
That's why when coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace emerged from behind a backdrop Wednesday in the Perry...

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The Bears finished 2014 in a disorienting tailspin. They lost their final five games, finished 5-11 and failed to make the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons. The implosion triggered major changes at Halas Hall, starting with the overhaul of...

Chapter 1
Introduction
Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine.
In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to...

Out of habit, Chicago recently reviewed pictures of Jay Cutler and his young son riding the teacups at Holiday World in Cutler's hometown of Santa Claus, Ind., and many probably questioned why the Bears quarterback didn't choose the tilt-a-whirl.
When...

For Bears fans throughout Lake County, next week's start of training camp for the 2015 NFL season is met with equal parts anticipation and trepidation.
They aren't alone.
Even some former Bears players can see the glass both half full and half empty...

One of the Bears' thinnest positions — safety — at least features two locker room leaders, while second-year pro Brock Vereen pushes the veterans for playing time.
Currently on roster: 7.
Projected on final roster: 4-5.
Roster locks: Antrel Rolle, Ryan...

Dominating force or disgruntled distraction? The Bears' best tight end also presents the biggest questions.
Currently on roster: 7.
Projected on final roster: 3.
Good bets: Martellus Bennett, Dante Rosario.
On the bubble: Bear Pascoe, Zach Miller,...

With high hopes for a defensive resurgence, the open auditions for top-notch pass rushers will continue in Bourbonnais.
Currently on roster: 8.
Projected on final roster: 4-5.
Roster locks: Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, Jared Allen.
Good bet: Sam...

Waves of sports cars, SUVs and maybe even a conversion van will roll into Bourbonnais on July 29 as the Bears report for coach John Fox's first training camp.
Optimism overflowed the last time the Bears convened at Olivet Nazarene University. Many...

There is plenty to discover about the Bears as they prepare to embark on their 14th summer training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
Tribune special contributor Matt Bowen sat down for 10 questions about what he expects from new coach...

The crunching noise of shoulder pads colliding is not far off with the first training camp practice two weeks away and that has rekindled the question: What are the Bears going to be like?
Since reaching Super Bowl XLI nearly a decade ago, optimism has...

Bears Chairman George McCaskey paused, looked down and gathered himself. On Dec. 30, a day after the Bears lost their fifth consecutive game to finish with their worst record (5-11) in a decade, McCaskey sat at a news conference called to announce a...